Richard Scolyer was fully engaged in the business of living when he suddenly received a death sentence. A person more alive would be hard to find. As an endurance athlete competing across the globe, he was in peak physical condition. As one of the world’s leading pathologists on melanoma whose pioneering research has saved thousands of lives, he was in demand. At 56, Prof Richard Scolyer was flying along. His life, he says, was “rich”. And then, on the morning of 20 May 2023, he found himself losing consciousness and convulsing on the floor in a hotel room in Poland, panicking and scared.
Patient Stories
Sunday Brunch with Professor Richard Scolyer AO
Simon visits Australian of the Year 2024 and co-medical director at the Melanoma Institute Australia Professor Richard Scolyer AO for Sunday Brunch.
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